Courageous Wordsmith

What does a Neuropsychologist who counsels others on ADHD do when ADHD comes home to her? If you're Katherine Quie, you adjust to this new normal, and then you write a book, the forthcoming Raising Will: Surviving ADHD's Brilliance and Blues. Meet my writing partner, KQ.

Will Quie's MN State Fair Performance

Cory Busse talks about resisting the title of Artist and how he gave himself permission to create. And not only does he create, but he's written an honest-to-goodness novel about "foolish" things, namely Werewolves.

Amy unpacks scenes from her true-life novel, German Awakening: Tales from an American Life. Here, at a distance of 30 years, she reflects on her graduation speech about the Berlin Wall.

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Sarah Bamford Seidelmann was a Board-Certified Pathologist who longed for something more. Think golden handcuffs, combined with an irresistible urge to wander in nature. She details that journey and where it's led her in Born to Freak: A Salty Primer, Swimming with Elephants, and most recently The Book of Beasties. In this Conversation with Real-Life Creatives, Sarah shares how she connected with Beasties and why this matters.

Learn more about Sarah here.

Frau Amy's World (precursor to Courageous Wordsmith Podcast) presents conversations with Real-Life Creatives. Author, Certified Master Coach, and Story Mentor Amy Hallberg poses this question: How do we find and (give ourselves permission to) follow our Creative callings?